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Mayor David Cohen presented awards to winners of the Green Decade Coalition’s Third Annual Newton Essay and Art Contest for Energy Conservation on Wednesday evening, April 29, at the War Memorial Auditorium at City Hall. Contest sponsors NSTAR, Chapman Construction/Design, GDF Suez, Byggmeister Design/Build, Boston Green Building, and Swartz True Value Hardware generously donated prize money and other contributions. Additional support was provided by the Newton Schools Foundation, Newton PTO Council, New Art Center, Newton Community Service Center, and the Mayor’s Office for Cultural Affairs. Prizes were presented by Green Decade President Marcia Cooper and Energy Committee Chair Eric Olson. In addition, the mayor presented award certificates to teachers with the largest groups of entrants: Dirk Detlefsen (Countryside Elementary School), Rhonda Rendulich (Burr Elementary School), Joan Asquith Shrier (New Art Center), and Sandra Truant (Newton North High School). Nearly 200 people attended the award ceremony, including the winners, their families, and the contest sponsors and judges. More than 150 students entered this year’s contest. The Green Decade’s goal is that this annual essay and art contest inspire Newton residents of all ages to conserve more resources, especially those that cannot be easily replenished. Essay Contest judges were Martha Cleveland, Ann Dannenberg, Ira Krepchin, Mary McCarthy, Helen Rittenberg, and David Tannozzini. Art Contest judges were Arlene Bandes, Marcia Cooper, Michele Davis, Beverly Droz, Carolyn Knight, Wendy Lewis, and Amanda Webber. This year’s contest coordinators were Angelina Zhou for art and Jason Kuo for essays, along with Amanda Webber, Fundraising, and Hana Dembe, Operations.
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